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Article #6765Re: rpem: RSA patent questions
From: Dan Bernstein
Date: Sat, 18 May 1991 19:26
Date: Sat, 18 May 1991 19:26
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In article <1991May17.103356@wsl.dec.com> mcnally@wsl.dec.com writes: > I know that sounds silly, but my point is this: if I use information from the > patent without profiting from it, what grounds are there for suit? You may be taking away from the patent holder's profits. Even if the patent has never been applied, the patent holder has rights, though as usual the courts care a lot more when there's money involved. > Alternatively, if I set up a royalty deal for some percentage of my profit, > and I make none whatsoever, where's the problem? Do you really think you'll get a patent holder to give away his rights without a flat fee? If you succeed at such a scam, congratulations. Just don't fraudulently misrepresent what you're doing. ---Dan
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,c9c33f46c00840ee X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-Thread: fb57f,3639b4bbe55518aa X-Google-Attributes: gidfb57f,public X-Google-Thread: 1038e3,c9c33f46c00840ee X-Google-Attributes: gid1038e3,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-05-19 03:47:50 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!stanford.edu!hsdndev!cmcl2!kramden.acf.nyu.edu!brnstnd From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,gnu.misc.discuss,misc.legal Subject: Re: rpem: RSA patent questions Message-ID: <13658:May1819:26:2491@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> Date: 18 May 91 19:26:24 GMT References: <1991May16.201709.3086@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <14818@ulysses.att.com> <1991May17.103356@wsl.dec.com> Organization: IR Lines: 16